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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, Antonio Brown drama, international cardboard and ... buy, hold, sell or grade on Mahomes?

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman Draft MLB cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 32
Cards in this box: 384
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 73

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2013 Topps football cards (retail box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for factory sets) 

Packs per box: 16
Cards per pack: 12
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
162 of 440 (37 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards: Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Tim Tebow, Julio Jones, J.J. Watt, Philip Rivers, Antonio Brown, Clay Matthews, Nick Foles, Tony Gonzalez, Brian Urlacher, Rob Gronkowski, Sam Bradford, Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Richard Sherman

Rookie Cards (38) – Notables include Keenan Allen, Kenny Stills, Jordan Reed

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls and break highlights in today's edition.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman's Best baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
23 of 70 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospects set completion: 
8 of 29 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable base cards – Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (8) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres, Ozzie Albies, J.P. Crawford, Francisco Mejia, Brian Anderson, Fernando Romero, Willy Adames

Prospect cards (8) – Jerred Kelenic, Austin Riley, Jo Adell, Casey Mize, Jordan Groshans, Mitch Keller, Jordyn Adams, Fernando Tatis Jr.

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What: 2019 Leaf Draft football cards
Arrives: March
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack retail box; three autographs per premium hobby blaster (20 boxes per case for both formats)
Order: Click here

The Basics: These boxes will showcase cards and autographs for potential NFL Draft selections. Each version will include five cards per pack -- so 100 base cards and then the autographs in both formats. It appears that at least the extra autograph in the premium hobby blaster will be from players not in retail boxes -- and there may be more. Both formats will be available via hobby channels with the standard box also arriving at retail locations for $19.99. ... According to Leaf, the overall case production will be lower than previous years. 

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ...

The Card: 2017 Donruss Press Proofs Red #327 Patrick Mahomes II Rated Rookie
The Reason Graded: Oh what a difference a year makes. This time last year, this parallel Rookie Card was a pull from a retail box where it didn't do much for me -- in fact, I had it set aside to send away when I revisited a box out of curiosity and there he was ... and he wasn't alone. Now, he's an MVP lock and one of the hotter Rookie Cards in the hobby after a 50-touchdown season. These Reds are only found in retail boxes and I figured I'd take my shot at getting it in a slab since it looked pretty clean.
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: It was definitely that and what's surprising is that nobody else has pulled one and opted to slab it up. Yes, I know it's the rare autos from key brands that lead the way, but I think a slab for a card like this -- one where there may not be as many out there as other un-numbered parallels -- with a low pop could surprise you if you were a seller. (I'm not ... I stash my stuff 99.9 percent of the time.)

Keep reading for the rest of this month's new grades and additions.

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